Sugar price and market failures

This cartoon appeared on El Diario, a La Paz newspaper (5/26/11) regarding how this government views the sugar market. The  ministry of productive development has set up the price at Bs6 per kilo while market is around Bs9 (to date $1 = Bs6.98). Let us not forget that in earlier years this government decided to…

Bolivian Mother’s day

During our quest for independence, May 27th is the date we Bolivians remember and cherish for our mothers. In Cochabamba, women fought against Spain’s army. Most of the men were enrolled in the army that was fighting for our independence, and an Spaniard army bypassed ours and went to Cochabamba city. Cochabamba women along with…